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By National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The pages are white, crisp and clear of all markings.
"The daily obligatory prayers. Are three in number....Th e believer is entirely free to choose any one of these three prayers, but it is under the obligation of reciting one of them, and in accordance with any specific directions with which it may be accompanied...." - from a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi from Baha'i Prayers: A Selection Of Prayers Revealed By Baha'U'Llah, The Bab, And 'Abdu'L-Baha

By Louise Perrotta

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover. Th epages are white, crisp and clear of any markings.
"What am I doing here? I must have asked myself this question a dozen times in the course of my "pilgrimage" to Haiti and Jamaica to gather interviews for this book. Much of the time my question was an exclamation of shock.No matter that I had sen many photos of starving children and sick and homeless individuals. Nothing could have prepared me for the sights and sounds and smells of the poverty. I was now seeing firsthand, for the oppressiveness and depth of it...." - Preface from All You Really Need To Know About Prayer You Can Learn From The Poor

By Standing Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Church

This book is in good condition. There is wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is a stain on the back cover board.. The corners are bumped.The previous owner has written his name on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowing but clear of any markings.
"The following collection of prayers has grown out of the work pot the Standing Liturgical Commission over a period of more than ten years. Three different drafting committees have been involved, and the opinions of a score of consultants have been embodied in this work. Already, even the newest prayers in the collection Have been subjected to the beginning of that process of loving wear which makes them common prayer. The publication of this Study invites the process to continue on a wider scale. If some of the new prayers in this anthology are finally included in a future Book of Common Prayer, they should be well broken in...." - Introduction from Prayers Thanksgivings and Litanies

By Incorporated United States Catholic Conference

This book is in very good condition. There is no wear on the front, back, edges or spine of the cover boards. The previous owner has signed the first page. There is no bumping or fraying on the cover boards. The pages are clear of any markings. The pages are white, clear of any markings and crisp.
"Since the promulgation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council, all of us have experienced the first steps toward a renewal of the liturgy of the Church. We see clearly now that this liturgical renewal cannot be a matter of texts and rubrics only; the heart of this renewal is prayer. And the key to renewing the prayer of the Sunday assembly is rekindling a love for and practice of prayer in the hearts of those who make up the Church. Prayer must happen in the 'little churches' - the households, the families - if the Sunday assembly is to become a community of prayer. The Council taught that the liturgy 'is the primary and indispensable source from which the faithful are to derive the true Christian spirit' (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 14) How can that spirit come to fill and give shape to our lives unless it is there in the prayers of individuals and families?..." - Foreword from Catholic Household Blessings And Prayers

This book is in fair condition. There is significant wear on the front, back and the spine of the cover boards. The spine is exposed and frayed and the edges are worn. The corners are bumped and the cover is peeling back. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The image in the center of the front cover board is worn and fading.The pages are tanned and worn on the edges.
"As soon as you wake make the sign of the Cross and say: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost Amen...." - Morning Prayers for Little Ones from Child's Key Of Heaven

By William John Fitzgerald

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. There is little to no wear on the edges of the cover boards. There is also a minimal amount of bumping on the corners. The pages are crisp, white and clean of all markings.
"I can still see the small forest of healthy green pines along the Black River in Northern Ireland. The profound emotion that these trees stirred in me is strongly wedded to my memory. All week long, as I walked in the forest, touched the branches, leaned against the trunks of trees, and lay on the soft ground of pine needles, I felt a deep wave of intense emotion while a great peace settled in my soul. I stood silently amid the trees, taking in deep breaths of an air that seemed both earthly and eternal. I hummed. I sang. Each time I walked into that sacred place, I felt as though I never wanted to leave. Something in that dark, earthy, moist, forest felt like "home" to me. Something in that quiet realm spoke to me of an energy dwelling in the land long before I was there, an energy thick with life and vitality...." - Foreword from A Contemporary Celtic Prayer Book

By The Moravian Church in North America

This book is new.
"New Every Morning
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning." Lamentations 3:22, 23
The first printed edition of the Daily Texts (Losungen) was published in Herrnut, Saxony, in 1731. The title page of that edition quoted the passage from Lamentations and promised a daily message from God that would be new every morning. It was an outgrowth of a spiritual renewal of the Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) that dated from August 13th, 1727...." - Moravian Daily Texts: 2011 Bible Texts with Hymn Verses and Prayers for Every Day in the Year

This book is in good condition. The cover has some light wear and the corners are definitely worn. The previous owner's name is written on the inside of the front cover and his seal is affixed to the front cover. The pages are clear of any markings crisp and white.
"It is a most invaluable part of the blessed "liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free," that in his worship different forms and usages may without offence be allowed, provided the substance of the Faith be kept entire; and that in every Church, what cannot be clearly determined to belong to Doctrine must be referred to Discipline; and therefore, by common consent and authority, may be altered, abridged, enlarged, amended, or otherwise disposed of, as may seem most convenient for the edification of the people, "according to the various exigency of times and occasions...."" - Preface from The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David According to the use of the Episcopal Church

By Reverend Leslie Wright

This book is in good condition. However, there is significant wear to the front, back, and edges of the cover boards. The corners are bumped. The pages are yellowed and tanned and clear of any markings.
"These pages were not originally written with a view to publication. They are merely the result of several years of study. I only publish them now on the advice of a friend whose judgement in matters liturgical I am bound to respect. For I am fully conscious of the defects of this little book. Liturgical study demands an amount of sustained concentration and exactitude which is practically incompatible with the busy and broken life of a Diocesan Inspector...." - Preface from The Eucharistic Office Of The Book Of Common Prayer

By Century Hutchinson

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the cover boards. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board and his seal is affixed on the contents page.
"It hath been the wisdom of the Church of England, ever since the first compiling of her Publick Liturgy, to keep the mean between the two extremes, of too much stiffness in refusing, and of too much easiness in admitting any variation from it. For, as on one side common experience sheweth, that where a change hath been made of things advisedly established (no evident necessity so requiring) sundry inconveniences have thereupon ensued; and those many times more and greater than the evils, that were intended to be remedied by such change: So on the other side, the particular Forms of Divine worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies appointed to be used therein, being things in their own nature indifferent, and alterable, and so acknowledged; it is but reasonable, that upon weighty and important considerations, according to the various exigency of times and occasions, such changes and alterations should be made therein, as to those that are in place of Authority should from time to time seem either necessary or expedient. Accordingly we find, that in the Reigns of several Princes of blessed memory since the Reformation, the Church, upon just and weighty considerations her thereunto moving, hath yielded to make such alterations in some particulars, as in their responsive times were thought convenient: Yet so, as that the main Body and Essentials of it (as well in the chiefest materials, as in the frame and order thereof) have still continued the same unto this day, and do yet stand firm and unshaken, notwithstanding all the vain attempts and impetuous assaults made against it, by such men as are given to change, and have always discovered a greater regard to their own private fancies and interests, than to that duty they owe to the publick...." - The Preface from The Book of Common Prayer

By Galen Bushey

This book is in very good condition. There is no wear on the cover boards. The previous owners name is affixed to the inside of the front cover board. The pages are crisp clean and white.
"Since the approval of the current edition of The Book of Common Prayer in 1979, there has been an expressed need to have a concordance to the Prayer Book. the question posed by this desire was, "Just how can such a concordance be produced accurately and economically?" Over the last nine years, there have been many discussions and proposals of methods to accomplish this massive attack. However, each plan was found to be unworkable for various reasons, and the subject would rest until a new idea was presented...." -
Preface from The Prayer Book Concordance

By John Wallace Suter, Jr.

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards as well as the edges. The corners of the cover board are all bumped. The previous owners stamp is on the title page. The pages are yellowed tanned and stained. This book is signed by the author and is a first edition.
"This compilation assembles in a single volume all the Collects appearing in the current Prayer Books of those Churches within the Anglican Communion which have Prayer Books of their own in English: The Church of England, The Church of England in the Dominion of Canada, The Episcopal Church in Scotland, The Church of Ireland, The Church of the Province of South Africa, and The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The Collects are here arranged topically, and the Notes supply certain information concerning the variations in wording or form which distinguish the different Books. Of their history almost nothing is said, that subject not failing within the primary purpose of this volume, of their authorship or source, a notation is made in any case where the information has been readily available...."
The Anglican Communion And The Collect Form from The Book Of English Collects From the Prayer Books of the Anglican Communion: England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, and the United States of America With Notes, and an Essay on the Collect Form

By Archdeacon Murad Saliba Barsom

This book is in very good condition. There is some wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and the edges are slightly worn. The corners are bumped considerably. The previous owner has affixed his stamp on the inside of the back cover board and on the back end page as well as the front end page. The pages are clean.
"Among the service books of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch is the Ma'de'donno or book of the principal feasts of the Church. The volume contains the special services to be conducted on the various holy days of the Lord from the Nativity (December 25th) through the Feast of the Holy Cross (September 14th), including special Lenten forgiveness rites as well as services for the various feasts of the Virgin Mary and the other saints of the Church. These services reflect several traditions or "orders' of the Church, the most important of which are the Orders of Edessa, Amid, Mardin, Tur Abdin and the Order of the East as observed to Tikrit and mosul as well as those of the Monasteries of St. Barsaumo, St. Gabriel and St. Hananya...." - Introduction from MA'DE'DONNO The Book Of The Church Festivals According To The Ancient Rite Of The Syrian Orthodox Church Of Antioch

By Anglican Church of Australia

This book is in very good condition. There is minimal to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. There is no wear on the edges and some slight bumping on the top of the spine corners.The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board and his stamp is affixed ro the front end page.
"The publication of An Australian Prayer Book in 1978 was a significant step for Australian Anglicans. Prior to that, The Book of Common Prayer had been used for over three hundred years. In Australia, apart from sympathetic deviations in accordance with section 4 of the Constitution, there was little opportunity for flexibility. The quality of that book, however, was such that it had served well...." - Preface from A Prayer Book for Australia: For Use Together With the Book of Common Prayer (1662) and an Australian Prayer Book (1978)

By Society of Saint Francis

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the cover boards. There is a large ding on the front cover board at the top. The pages are white, crisp and clean of any markings. This book is signed by David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury, Chairman of the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England and erstwhile Chairman of the Advisory Panel for Celebrating Common Prayer.
"A word of explanation about why this book has been produced and how it differs from the full version of Celebrating Common Prayer is probably in order.
Many who use and enjoy celebrating the Office from Celebrating Common Prayer have said that, particularly when they are travelling, the book plus Bible is simply too heavy and cumbersome. So we have included a selection of short bible readings which follow the same daily and weekly pattern as the psalms; so you do not need to carry a separate Bible...." - Preface from Celebrating Common Prayer: The Pocket Version

By Chaim Stern

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and no wear on the edges. There is no bumping on the corners. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board and his seal is stamped on the front end page. The pages are crisp, white and clean of any markings.
"In the liturgy of the synagoge the Jewish people has written its spiritual autobiography. For a score of centuries, each generation has, in turn, added its own distinctive chapter to this book, which contains memories of time past and promises for the future, praise and lamentation, ethical teaching, and mystical vision. A people possessed by its God is the author of this book...." - Introduction from Gates Of Prayer The New Union Prayerbook: Weekdays, Sabbaths, and Festivals Services and Prayers for Synagoge and Home

By Leo Malania

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards as well as the edges and no bumping on the corners. The pages are crisp, white and clean from and markings.
"This edition has been compiled for the purpose of providing a convenient collection of materials for the use of a hospital chaplain, or of a lay person, deacon, or priest visiting patients only occasionally, whether in hospitals or in homes. All the rites and prayers have been drawn from The Book of Common Prayer (Proposed). Biblical readings are reprinted from The Revised Standard Version of the Bible, by permission of the copyright holders, the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, to whom grateful acknowledgement is here recorded...." - Note from Ministry to the Sick According to the use of The Episcopal Church as set forth in The Book of Common Prayer (Proposed)

By Marion J. Hatchett

This book is in very good condition.There is little to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. The edges have slight wear and the corners have minor bumping. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are relatively still white, crisp and clean of all markings.
"The results of research in liturgy within the last few decades and the impact of the liturgical Movement Have caused manuals on religious ceremonial which were used in the past decades, such as, for example, A Prayer Book Manual published by the Episcopal Evangelical Fellowship on the one hand, or Ritual Notes by E.C.R. Lamburn and various "Missals" on the other hand, to seem as outdated and as lacking in liturgical nsophistication as, say, the Schofield Reference Bible for Biblical scholarship or the David C. Cook Series for Christian Education. Even the more sophisticated older works such as the pamphlets on ceremonial which have been published by the Alcuin Club or the Anglican Society now seem highly dated. The Church Army has published several helpful and sophisticated customaries for certain rites or days.
(A Customary for the Holy Eucharist; A Handbook for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday; The Virgil of Easter Eve) which can be highly recommended, but aside from those little is available that has been arranged with the American Book of Common Prayer or with Services for Trial Use or Authoirized Services 1973 in view. It is an effort to fill this gap that this manual has been compiled...." - from A Manual Of Ceremonial

By Martin Draper & G.B. Timms

This book is in very good condition. The cover has some wear on the front, back, and spine and there is also some minimal wear on the edges. The corners are bumped. The pages are yellowed and tanned
"This book is intended to help clergy and people to celebrate those holy men and women who are commemorated as 'Lesser Festivals and Holy Days" in the calendar of The Alternative Service Book 1980. Although 'Commons" are provided in that book for each class of saint (martyr, bishops and so on), these lack any particular reference to individuals. Thus many of those who are accustomed to a daily eucharist have found that repetition of this material, and especially the Collects, fails to provide a variety rich enough to celebrate the individuality of each saint in the calendar...." - Introduction from The Cloud Of Witnesses: A companion to the Lesser Festivals and Holy Days of the Alternative Service Book 1980

By Desmond Tutu

This book is in very good condition. There is some wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. There is some bumping on the corners of the cover boards also. The pages are clean, white, and crisp. The binding is tight and solid.
"Adam was having the time of his life in the Garden of Eden. He enjoyed his work as the primal gardener. The animals loved him and lived in an idyllic, undisturbed harmony. Everything was lovely in the garden. No, not quite. God looked on his human creature and was concerned, for his life was not all unalloyed bliss. God said, "It is not good for man to be alone." And God asked Adam to choose a mate for himself from among the animals which paraded before him in procession. God would ask his human friend: "What about this one?" Adam would reply: "Not on your life! No, thank you!" And so God decided to put Adam to sleep and produced from his rib that delectable creature, Eve; and when Adam awoke he exclaimed: "Wow! This is just what the doctor ordered...." Introduction, from An African Prayer Book